Are staff photographs a breach of the GDPR?
Many employers take photographs of their employees to use on the business’ website and to support other business-wide marketing campaigns. But do photos constitute personal...
Blogs
Mediation, litigation, arbitration. What’s the difference?
When it comes to dispute resolution, there are now a number of processes that parties in disputes can choose from in order to try to...
Paul Grimwood
Partner, Head of Dispute ResolutionDealing with a digital legacy
With the huge rise in social media sites, and the storing of personal effects such as photographs, music, and blogs digitally, it is important to...
Sue Macleod
Associate, Trusts & EstatesEmpty Nest, Empty Marriage
As an individual whose next ‘big birthday’ is 60, I have become more aware of how ordinary life events can suddenly feel extra-ordinarily scary and...
Vanessa McMurtrie
Partner, FamilyThe elderly facing hidden fees on retirement properties
As the age demographic of our society has changed over the last 2 or 3 decades there has been a similar change in approach to...
David Knapp
Partner, Head of Residential PropertyBrexit: maddening but not frustrating when it comes to contracts
Brexit may be maddening for business, communities and even the politicians in the thick of it, but in all the uncertainty, one thing seems certain,...
Roderick Campbell
Partner, Head of Commercial PropertyApril ushers in more than seasonal rains for employers, with...
Gender pay gaps, itemised payslips and what to do about working rights for EU citizens – these are some of the issues looming large for...
Jane Crosby
Partner, Dispute ResolutionIs hugging now completely off-limits at work?
Given the recent headlines about Phillip Green and the alleged victims of sexual harassment, physical contact in the workplace is a very high-profile topic among...
Jane Crosby
Partner, Dispute ResolutionThe High Street … analysing an uncertain future
Since the turn of the century, people’s shopping habits have changed dramatically and high street shops have struggled to change with them. We now live...
Matthew Winterbottom
Trainee SolicitorDon’t clinical negligence claimants take forever to get damages?!
According to the High Court “No not always” is the answer to this question! The High Court in LP (by her litigation friend) v Wye...